Demountable-rim fastener.



Aw. L. HALE.

.A DEMOUNTABLE RIM'FASTENER. l APPLICATION FILIED DEC. 6, 1913. RENE'WED FB. 13. |915.

1,153,068, Patented Sept.. 7, 1915.

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fno. 5i appectothe idly. Each U devlce embades COPA Y l lining; pvo mofundm'hichtha clamping m mue? adapted be mined.

@lead 10 the clamping.member 4:5. at @ppeste'gmdfs on 'the me `.153C 1M- ShO-wnva; lll; so .QS tofnclrae' I heini l into and out of engagewith the ,ontel- Vei'tica face-03'? .the i'g 7 indicated. to die junction of 51e base l W 3 the ':ampng msmbr Q1" de' Withn slot l5 in .which is recevecl" .V akami 16 devis@ shown in. datafng. fi-f said. ocl devia@ being held by z'clin im pmi i; n- 'rmn mvng nutwalily by cennfugal' faire@ This hack comp 'isses two heads; l? and i8 ai opposite @nds of me Shank 16D che head hei@ fine am being u'nged @n he Ou'r .falo-a of' clamping device-while e Smale? mail 18 is. arranged o- Sd@ figanst the inner face of the. clamp and to f1 epar or locking pae 19 shown in 4 l? 5. The pate 3.9 povide. with swef haies 120 adapting s to be 1 of die idly l i5. fixed rea;

d thea saikeep'er or liscng' shoWn at 22 p'ovldmg an 'mcined r "Houfer 23 against Whd' the heai f pi-d to ride as vmoves into tha The inner of fermnates in a drop match 24k in madi8 mzly fasts' when the am in 'er' na ogicm Suitable may 36 armhg'ed at' apposite w @if the fy amd 1mi; 26 pefeaby .Gf da castalad type, the bolt 13 being pr@- v'e with a, hle 2? for the reception of a sw cotte? pin 'which used in conjunction 'vffh the nut' 26 prevents said nut 451.10m Wfsrkng ions@ n arder t@ emave 'the @mountable rim 3, imm lie xe rim 2, it is necessary to re- Vmmf@ 'he Wdging ring 7. To o this; the

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c@ inaction with the ely l1 and ha in Afb Y me@ isf several clamps arranged at intervals around the folly are struck by a hammer so as to turn the several clamps in a clockwise direc- "on, this` being done by striking a blow ainst the left hand side of the head portion 10 of each clamp. Before this is done, however, one or more hammer blows are imparted to the head 17 of the locking device in an outward direction to cause the head 1S of the slidable lock to move upward C or locking plate and out of the locking notch 21. This has the effect of unlocking the clamp after which tlm clamp maybe turned in the manner above indicated.

After the demountable rim has been returned-to. its position on the Wheel, the wedging ring. yT is placed in its proper position oppositev the flange 5 and each of the clamps isthen turned toward its holding posit-ion. Hammer blows are'then struck on the right hand end of the head 10 of the clamp until it assumes a` radial position, after which hammer blows are imparted to the head 17 of the locking device in an inward direction or toward the hub of the Wheel therebyv driving the 'head 1S down into the locking notch Q1 of the keeper plate 19. As Wear takes place between the clamping members and the edging ring, this may be compensated for by tightening the nut 26.

The? device hereinabove described is eX- tremely simple in construction, easy to manipulate and thereare no loose parts to become lost, all of .the clamps being permanenly attached to the felly of the ivheel. A. lrim may be demoimted and remounted in a compaiativelyv short space of time, the

ao'ainst the inclined edge 23 of the keeper a locking devlce for ture in presence of only tool necessary being a hammer or like implement and in the absence of such an implement, a stone or piece of Wood may be used as a substitute for the hammer.

1. The combination with a demountable rim for vehicle Wheels,` of a circular wedging ring, and fastening means for said rim carried by the Wheel and embodying a series of clamps each movable into and out of engagement with said-Wedging ring, and a holding. each clamp from turning, said locking device comprising a keeper plate fiXedly secured to the wheel,

and a locking membercarried by and slidable on said clamp and movable into and ont of locking engagement with said keeper plate. c -v 2. The combination of a Wheel, a rim fastened to the vvheel felly, a flange at one side of said rim having an inclined inner face, a tire carrying demountable rim, a circular Wedging ring having an inclined inner face, and fastening means carried by the Wheel embodying av series of pivoted clamps each movable into and o'ut of engagement with said Wedging ring, a lock carried by each clamp,'and a keeper plate for each lock Xedly secured to the wheel, the lock being movable into and out of engagementwith said plate and slidable upon and relatively to the clamp.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signatWo Witnesses. VILLIS L. HALE.

lVitnessesz-v v JOHN P. L. Bannon, 11. D. BURLINGAME. 

